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FIG . 1 – BLUE SKY MATERIALS SOLUTIONS
Can we use our understanding of mechanics of biological materials to design and manufacture mechanically superior biomaterials ?
AUSTRALIAN FLORA / FAUNA ‘ INSPO ’
IDEATION – identify with your natural system |
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Observe and empathise with the natural system |
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Identify inspirational features & mechanisms |
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This is the mechanistic equivalent [ hows ] to the |
root cause analysis series of whys |
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BIOMATERIALS ’ APPLICATIONS inspired by your |
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TRANSLATION AND COMMERCIALISATION ASPECTS |
IN CLASS TUTORIALS pitch decks via start ups
FIG . 2 - ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS Why do biomaterials and devices fail ?
EXAMPLE REMIT : A multinational orthopaedics firm contacts your start up . Their successfully rolled out SonicAnchor implant is showing long term shortcomings for anchoring of tendon in cancellous bone . With loading , the sponge like material that fills the porous bone is breaking up and causing particulate matter to collect at attachment sites . With time , macrophages and osteoclasts start to resorb the bone at these sites and the anchor pulls out . They have requested a failure analysis from to demonstrate how “ too early load bearing ” by patients can cause this negative outcome .
PROFESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH CLIENT ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS : TOYOTA ’ S SERIES OF WHY ? S
ENGINEERING SYSTEMS APPROACH & ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS
TECHNICAL REPORT f Biomedical Engineering - Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering , Faculty of Engineering